Jer-Ne at the Ritz-Carlton
Marina del Rey
4375 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA
Washington Boulevard and Via Marina
310-823-1700
Jer-ne may just be the spot to break the ice on a family occasion. Dinner here is entertaining, and everybody — young and old — can get into the act.
The new chef is Dakota Weiss, a 30-year-old graduate of the Scottsdale Culinary Institute who has worked at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead in Atlanta, with Mark Miller at the Coyote Café in Santa Fe and Dean Fearing at the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas. She's come up in the hotel system with her talent and taste intact. She runs a democratic kitchen; the menu lists the names of all the chefs, not just hers.
— S. Irene Virbila
Times Restaurant Critic
May 24, 2006
Hours: Open daily for breakfast, 6:30-11 a.m.; lunch, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; dinner, 6-10 p.m.; brunch Sun., 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Venue Details
| Cuisine |
American
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Asian Fusion
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| Rating |
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| Ambience |
Fanciful hotel restaurant with marina views, comfy banquettes and a relaxed atmosphere.
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| Best dishes |
Lobster and brie grilled cheese sandwich, sizzling wasabi shrimp, kimchi manila clams, pork sukiyaki, Peking duck, miso chicken breast.
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| Best table |
A corner banquette.
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| Desserts |
Mini ice cream cones, crème brûlée.
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| Of Note |
Full bar. Valet parking, $5 with validation.
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| Prices |
Dinner appetizers, $12-$30; main courses, $26-$34; dessert, $10-$25 (for a chocolate fondue that serves four).
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| Service |
Enthusiastic and personable.
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| Wine list |
Ample and wide-ranging, with a number of interesting choices at each price level. Corkage, $25.
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